Dec 12, 2025 · MapServer is an Open Source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. Originally developed in the mid-1990’s at the University of …

Dec 12, 2025 · If you are upgrading from an earlier version of MapServer, be sure to review the MapServer Migration Guide. Documentation for earlier versions of MapServer can be found on the …

Dec 12, 2025 · MapServer can be extended and customized through MapScript or templating. It can be built to support many different vector and raster input data formats, and it can generate a multitude of …

Apr 30, 2021 · A binary distribution of MapServer and components for Linux environments including x64, ppc64le, and aarch64 and including conda builds of GDAL/OGR and PROJ. Also includes mysql and …

Dec 12, 2025 · MapServer is an Open Source geographic data rendering engine written in C. Beyond browsing GIS data, MapServer allows you create “geographic image maps”, that is, maps that can …

Apr 19, 2023 · This tutorial (initially created in the early-2000’s by Perry, and maintained since by Jeff) was designed to give new users a quick (relatively speaking) introduction to the concepts behind …

Nov 18, 2025 · MapServer v3.5 or more recent is required to implement WMS features. At the time this document was written, MapServer supports the following WMS versions: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1 and 1.3.0.

Dec 12, 2025 · Since the MapServer 6.0 release, the MapServer project includes a suite of Open Source products, to provide a full set of online mapping tools to the community.

Dec 12, 2025 · MS RFC 70: Integration of TinyOWS in MapServer project MS RFC 71: Integration of Mod-Geocache in the MapServer project MS RFC 72: Layer and Label-Level Geomtransforms MS …

Dec 12, 2025 · Yes, MapServer is free for both commercial and non-commercial use. It is released under an MIT-style license, which allows for free use, modification, and distribution, including for …